Bathing table



Patented Ang.4,1931 1,817,595, ,I

UNITED STATES PATENT ormoni.

THOMAS WHALEN, on NEW YonK,--N..Y. BATHINGranma:-l Application niea January 12,1 192s; serial NB; 246,107i

My invention relates to an article of furnitop, by' any' suitable'means', suchasthe'spring ture and more particularly to a bathing table button, 7', and* it `may atliso'thavea handle,` 8'. which ordinarily has the appearance of a The frame Of the,` table' carries-within itI a table and may be used as such but whichl tlbmnber, 9,' Whiehmay' be fastened'tb the becomes a bathing device upon the raising frame retain-in'g4 strips' such as lOandliI. of the hinged table top. tub-member has" atj its lowest point a' Under present day conditions and especial- Clllln 0'1? Pet'COC'k, I2, by which'the tubmay ly in apartment houses, space is limited and b@ drained Of Walter; 'llliistub member is articles of furniture capable of more than Preferably made .of a rubberized material, 10 (me use, we dnimb16- Furthermorethe bathalthough anyother su'it'ab'le waterprbof"maf ing of infants is often difficult in thatv the 'Gl-ill'll'ay leused:y Whenth'e*tali/member ugual bathing facilities are not always .1n th@ lS Witter GX'GIld place having the most suitable temperature. L1 Certain distance* below the tablg; hdin For instance, the kitchen is more frequently order tofr'e-ti'afetthisfroin'lviw when empty at the right temperature but lacks bathing' andf'not in use', I providera pliifrality" of elastic facilities, Whereas with my invention, such members suchas atflandlM,,andtwhichare facilities are not only made available whereattached as indicated towtlieside'me'mbers ever required but a convenient table is pro- 'Of th`-b1-fl Tl'tisn 0f GSG vided for use at other times. pieces',i113 and' 14, isi such than they' will re- In its preferred embodiment my inven- 'tC Ghe'fUbiHImb-Y tUUpt''rwlere it is' 'I tion is directed to a table or the like of usual not seen whenv empty but'l when filled? the form and having a hinged top. Suspended 'pieces' 1'3 anfdf14'wtllst'rtch the r'equired from the frame of the table is a bathingtub allOu'fntl tis obvious' thatlthistuh member or portion composed of rubberized or other wrltladjustit'selfto accommodate'-thevolume waterproof material and having a suitable and weight of'its" contents, ezp'aifdir'1,g'` t'o its drain by which the water can be removed. .full capacity When ued. and @Ollapsingas it The hinged top, which normallyrcovers the 1s`f1er`nfptied.x` A Y tub portion, has recessed therein a hinged It'fi'srde'sirabl'e'whenibatlringisftalingvplaee member which, when the top is up, is adapted thatthecov'er, 1,1lfaef'heldulpright airdfseeuely to swing down and rest upon the table frame retained-in thatposition- To' that en-d Iprofor the purpose of forming a drying shelf -vdelupon the rearo'ffthef table a-fcatelnl, for use after the bathing is completed. Other 3)? whichlmayy bet'u-rned ovjert'he edge and further advantages will appear in theV of tetopiandtliusretain-itverticalfduring following specification and drawings. theba-trhing operation; After* bathing is ln the drawings: :completed and h'ey` lryi'ngoperationibegirrs, Fig. l is a perspective of the table with the the s.helf, 4,4 may be lowered into the position top raised. of Fig." 4,-a1nfd in this position forms a drying Fig. Q. is a transverse section. shelf. The shelf, 4, is supported at one side Fig. 3 is a transverse section with both by the hinges, 5 and 6, and the other side is o top and shelf raised. supported by the opposite side frame of the Fig. 4 is similar to Fig. 3 but with the shelf table. As an additional safeguard against lowered. falling of the top, 1, the shelf, 4, may be In Fig. l is shown a table having the usual made of a sufficient width as just to abut the four legs with side and end members to form retaining strip, 10, when the shelf is lowered,

it a frame. Hinged along one side of this so that if the catch, 15, should inadvertently frame is a top, l, and the hinges are at 2 and go out of contact with the top, l, the shelf, 4,

3. Recessed into the top l 'so as to be flush will act against the strip 10 to hold this top with the inner surface of the top is a shelf, 4, upright.

r hinged to the top by the spring hinges, 5 and In the bathing of infants, both hands are Q0 6. This shelf 4 may be retained within the usually occupied in removing them after bathing, and, under these conditions, to facilitate the lowering of the shelf, 4:, I provide a foot operated device which will release this shelf and allow it to fall gently into place. This device consists of a pedal, 16, pivoted upon one of the legs such as 17. Attached to this pedal as shown in Fig. 1, is a flexible shaft or the like, 18, which extends up the leg and across the frame to, connect with the shelf as at 19. Consequently, when the table top is raised for bathing operation and it is desired to lower the shelf, 4, the pedal, 16, is depressed, the cable 18 drawn downward and the shelf 4 released from the catch 7. This allows the shelf 4 to fall and in so falling it is gently retarded by the springs of the hinges 5 and 6 and the resistance of cable 18. In order to maintain this cable in proper position I attach clamps such as 20, and while these clamps maintain the cable 18 in its relative position they allow sufficient freedom for the cable to have its necessary movement. It will be noted that the shelf, 4, is normally held within the top, 1, so that when this top is closed both the shelf and the top rest upon one of the retaining strips, 10 (F ig. 2) and they are both firmly supported in place.

While I have described the shelf 4 as having spring hinges to retard the shelf when' opening, other means may equally well be employed, and in like manner I am not confined to a cable for the pedal release of the shelf but may use a conduit covered wire or any other equally suitable means. It is clear that many changes and modifications may be made in my invention without departing from the spirit thereof, and I desire to include all such changes and modifications within the scope of my claim.

I claim:

In a bathing table of the kind described the combination of a table frame, a collapsible tub member mounted in the frame and means associated therewith adapted and arranged to permit said tub member to assume its full proportions as it is filled with water and to collapse said tub member as it is emptied.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 5th day of January,

THOMAS WHALEN. 

